The Night Watch
Rembrandt van Rijn · 1642
- Artist
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Year
- 1642
- Technique
- oil on canvas
- Movement
- Baroque
- Location
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdã
De onde vem o dado
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What Baroque is
When and how "The Night Watch" was painted
"The Night Watch" is a work by Rembrandt van Rijn, made in 1642 — more than 384 years ago — using oil on canvas, associated with Baroque.
The original of "The Night Watch" is on display today at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdã (Países Baixos), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "The Night Watch" is considered significant
"The Night Watch" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Baroque of the 17th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Rembrandt van Rijn.
This site covers only this one work by Rembrandt van Rijn; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
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Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Oil on canvas
A painting technique using pigment mixed with a drying oil (such as linseed oil), applied to a linen or cotton canvas stretched over a frame.
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